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13 June 2014 Vol. 15 / No. 23 ISSN 1105-9303 13 June 2014 Vol. 15 / No. 23 SWEEPING CABINET OVERHAUL, BUT VARVITSIOTIS CONTINUES IN PIRAEUS Prime minister Antonis Samaras, June 9, carried out a sweeping overhaul of his cabinet, replacing Finance minister Yannis Stournaras with economist and former prime-ministerial adviser Gikas Hardouvelis and introducing different faces from both coalition parties, though Miltiadis Varvitsiotis remains at the Piraeus headquartered Shipping and Aegean ministry. Though the changes were many, analysts note they were unlikely to lead to any change in the direction of the government 's austerity drive. Stournaras left the Finance ministry and has since been appointed to the top post at the Bank of Greece, replacing Giorgos Provopoulos, whose term expires later this month. Hardouvelis, a professor of finance and banking administration at the University of Piraeus, economic adviser to Eurobank and former adviser to ex-premiers Lucas Papademos and Costas Simitis, will be tasked with pushing reforms and leading debt relief talks in the fall. Other key changes in the cabinet included the appointment of New Democracy MP Argyris Dinopoulos as Interior minister, while new Education minister is former Pasok minister Andreas Loverdos. ND 's parliamentary spokesman Makis Voridis took over Health ministry, replacing Adonis Georgiadis, who prior to being Health minister was Shipping minister. The new Public Order minister is ND 's Vassilis Kikilias, with incumbent Nikos Dendias picking up the Development ministry portfolio, replacing Costis Hatzidakis, who has left the government, but is being tipped to turn-up in Brussels, later on. Those staying in their posts include Evangelos Venizelos, as deputy PM and Foreign minister, Defense minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, Environment minister Yiannis Maniatis, Transport minister Michalis Chrysochoidis, Tourism minister Olga Kefaloyianni and Labor minister Yiannis Vroutsis. MISSING FAIRDEAL TANKER WAS LOOTED, BUT 24 CREW UNHARMED The Greek tanker Fair Artemis 'missing' for a week with 24 crew aboard was released from pirate control off West Africa, June 11. Piraeus-based owner Fairdeal Group Management said the gasoil cargo of the 12,800dwt Fair Artemis was stolen but all crew are safe. The 2009-built Liberian-flagged tanker had been hijacked in the Gulf of Guinea, off Ghana 's capital Accra. The master of the tanker is believed to have sent a distress call, June 4, to say the vessel was attacked by pirates. Fairdeal fleet director, John Gray, June 11, said: "We have spoken to the captain of the vessel and are delighted to say everyone on board is safe. The families and appropriate authorities have been contacted. More details of events will undoubtedly become clear. So far we can say the ship was boarded by a number of pirates, who have stolen the cargo and other items on the vessel." West African piracy has its roots in an uprising in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta that has given rise to criminal networks. Gangs target cargo, which is often fuel, and rob or kidnap crew members. Fairdeal said the ship's crew hailing from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Greece, Ghana, and Myanmar, had been operating under "enhanced security levels". Meanwhile, 11 crew members held hostage by Somali pirates for more than three years have been The only English -language website exclusively dedicated to Greek merchant shipping and its global marketplace is open to subscribers round the clock at www.newsfront.gr Contact Sophia Bacoula now on +30 210 9214.205 for your personal user name and password 1 released, regional and UN officials said, June 7. The 11 men freed were crew on Malaysian-owned cargo vessel Albedo which was hijacked 900 miles (1,500kms) off Somalia in November 2010 while sailing from the UAE to Kenya. "They are all healthy," said Abdi Yusuf Hassan, the interior minister of Galmudug region. He said no ransom was paid. Seven of the ship's 23-man crew were released in 2012 while four others drowned when the ship sank last year. POSIDONIA ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO 2016 Posidonia 2014 ended on a high note creating new event records in both the number of visitors and participating countries, cementing the event's appeal and growing popularity as the most diverse and prestigious gathering of shipping-related people and industries. Posidonia Exhibitions SA reports 19,421 shipping people – Posidonia is not open to the general public – walked the corridors of the four Athens Metropolitan Expo halls during the June 2 / 6 event, a 10% increase in visitor numbers compared to the previous event two years ago. They came to meet with members of the Greek shipowning community as well as representatives from 1,843 exhibitors from a total of 93 countries – another Posidonia record. And as proof of a successful event organisers report great interst in the next Posidonia, scheduled June 6 to 10, 2016 at the same venue. "Forward bookings look exceptionally encouraging and we are confident the success of this year's Posidonia will be emulated in two years' time," said Dimitra Michael, md, Posidonia Exhibitions. "Shipping is slowly rebounding because global trade conditions are improving and the busier our oceans become over the next 24 months, the more optimism we will witness on the Posidonia 2016 floor space", she anticipates. Major Posidonia exhibitors, including the organisers of the national pavilions of the Netherlands, Japan, Turkey and Denmark, as well as major exhibitors have already confirmed their participation for Posidonia 2016. "Posidonia's strong links with the Greek shipping community and its proven track record as the place where deals get done, are two of the most important assets to distinguish this event in the minds of the global maritime community. Our reputation for successfully blending business deals and networking with a compelling conferences and seminars agenda, enriched by the Posidonia Games, our sporting events, makes Posidonia's floor space a coveted real estate asset for every member of the international maritime industry", said Michael. Exhibitors agree: Nawfal Al Jourani, the communications manager of Dubai Maritime City Authority, said: "During Posidonia we have made tonnes of connections with potential business partners. We feel the Greek maritime environment is the ideal place for Dubai to promote its varied maritime sector services and product offerings." Antonio Tacquis from Panama Shipping Services said: "I have made so many deals through Posidonia that I think I have to double my staff in Panama to handle the new demand". Dwain E. Hutchinson, master mariner deputy director of the Bahamas Maritime Authority, a first-time visitor to Greece, said: "Through our Posidonia presence we promoted the holistic offering of the Bahamas, from our ship registry and ship yards to our financial sector and tourism product." On behalf of the Posidonia lanyards sponsor, John Smyrnaios, manager for Greece & Cyprus of ABB said: "Walking around Posidonia for five days almost 20,000 visitors were wearing black lanyards with ABB branding on them. We simply must be present and visible here at Posidonia. The market demands to see us here as the size of our company doesn't allow us to be anywhere else". VENIAMIS URGES FOR NEW LAWS TO BOOST JOBS AT SEA FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Greek shipowners want to employ more young Greeks on their ships, while proposals to tax transit supplies for ships and tax foreign crew members were "a tragic mistake ", says Union of Greek Shipowners president, Theodore Veniamis. Addressing the world's shipping media hours before the curtain came down on Posidonia 2014, Veniamis said hopes of increasing employment were part of the industry 's overall effort to help the Greek government handle the nation 's deep economic crisis. Regarding suggestions new taxes be imposed on the industry, he said: "We do not enjoy more tax benefits than the rest of the globe. We 2 just want to remain competitive and ensure the state brings everything into line." Since austerity policies abolished annual collective agreements with labour organisations, the UGS has advocated new rules authorising individual contracts with seafarers. The UGS also wants more flexible rules for employing experienced Greeks and for boosting the quality and capacity of the national training system by allowing private academies. // continued page 4 INSURANCE PROJECT OFFERS 'SEASONED APPROACH FOR SEASONED VESSELS' With the aim of controlling claims before they happen, three established players in the insurance market have combined to meet the needs of a niche but significant sector of the shipping market, by offering a "seasoned approach for seasoned vessels". Over a year in the making, the product offers full insurance for vessels over 20 years, and is based on the proactive control of claims. Backing the project are Romania's leading insurance company Astra Insurance Co, which has a strong experienced marine department, Athens-based JLJ Maritime SA, a well recognised and respected name in the marine insurance world for over 40 years, and Qatar Re, Zurich, part of the Qatar Insurance Corp which gives further confidence to policyholders, their banks and brokers. With the world's fleet divided between vessels built prior to 1993 and subsequent, respectively some 38,000 (48%) and 41,000 (52%), and Asian-controlled tonnage representing some 40% of the world's fleet and Greek-controlled tonnage represents 40% of European tonnage, the project offers two regional All Risk H&M Insurance facilities: 'Zing' – for Asian tonnage and 'Nautilus' – for Greek and Mediterranean tonnage. The Jonathan Jones-led JLJ Maritime has a reputation for innovative and successful ideas and was the driving force behind the project. As Jones pointed out: "It is a truism older cars which are properly maintained, serviced and driven with care will produce fewer accidents than a brand new sports car driven by an uncaring, unthinking young driver. The same maybe said for ships.
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